The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
1:47 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.73° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.